Example sentences of "was at that [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A talent scout heard him sing — actually it was at that performance at the Hall . |
| 2 | It was then that she and Madeleine saw each other : and it was at that instant that their military training served them well . |
| 3 | ‘ She was at that cocktail party the Sheldonians gave — do n't you remember ? — when we were staying with Mother the summer before last . ’ |
| 4 | It was at that level that a thread of continuity linked Charles with his Capetian successors , and his realm with later medieval France . |
| 5 | With the viewfinder on the camera I had to set the distance and hope when I was shooting , that the shark was at that range . |
| 6 | I bet she was at that price . |
| 7 | I did n't like Mike , ’ she says , ‘ I strolled in and he did n't like me , he was at that age when he did n't like people if they did n't look cool so I hated him because he used to be really sarcastic and I did n't know him well enough to realise that he was only messing . |
| 8 | She was at that age . |
| 9 | A subordinate clause which functions as an adverb : Of Comparison In John is taller than his brother was at that age the clause than his brother was at that age qualifies is . |
| 10 | A subordinate clause which functions as an adverb : Of Comparison In John is taller than his brother was at that age the clause than his brother was at that age qualifies is . |
| 11 | you know the way Andrea was at that age ? |
| 12 | Before losing out to Northampton who were bullies , I was at that match at Buckingham Road and I thought they were bullies , especially Bobby Barnes , not the wrestler , used to play for West Ham , but he plays for Northampton now , he 's gone now , but they were , they , they were naughty . |
| 13 | While we were all getting ready for work one morning , a few days after the above conversation , one of the other girls ( Martha ) transferred a fifty-pound note from her handbag to the pocket of her apron , which was at that point still hanging by the door with everyone else 's . |
| 14 | It was at that point that Edward recalled the constable 's other words and how they had troubled him even then — seeming to carry a sinister note , a warning . |
| 15 | It was at that point we realised it was n't a very large bear . |
| 16 | It was at that point that I started to cry ! |
| 17 | I was actually flashed at er in the library and what I thought of I would of done was completely different to what I actually did , erm , I thought I would of been quite calm about it , but in fact I ran out the library and I ran straight back to my flat erm , I was at that point I think about twenty one |
| 18 | It was at that point that the police came on board , and the pleasure cruiser was ordered to return to the shore . |
| 19 | It was at that point that the planes vanished into the solitary cloud in the sky , leaving all of New York craning their necks , scratching their heads and asking ‘ What the hell is an ENGLISH VIRGI … ? ’ |
| 20 | It was at that point the day started to spin badly out of control . |
| 21 | It was at that point that Charlotte began seriously to like her guide , and to respect his judgement . |
| 22 | It was at that point that the stranger entered the dining-room , and stood for a moment looking round him as if in search of an acquaintance . |
| 23 | It was at that point I began to grow nervous . |
| 24 | It was at that point Lomax had leapt from the doorway , wrenching out his gun , and bellowed his frantic warning . |
| 25 | I was at that game and the behaviour from some elements in the stands — on both sides — was disgraceful . |
| 26 | Oil , that most precious of natural resources , the stuff which makes the wheels of industry turn , was at that moment being set ablaze to pollute the skies or pumped into the Gulf to pollute the seas . |
| 27 | It is possible this is a case of hindsight colouring my memory , but I have a distinct feeling that it was at that moment I first sensed something odd , something duplicitous perhaps , about this apparently charming American gentleman . |
| 28 | I felt wonderful , and it was at that moment that I realised that if I started taking my athletics seriously , if I started training properly , if I started listening to Ron , then maybe I could do something in the sport . |
| 29 | It was at that moment that she had resolved to tell Nick Morley everything that had happened to her . |
| 30 | Filmer was at that moment with the Lorrimores . |